Direction: Richard Curson Smith

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Richard Curson Smith. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Wire in the Blood (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Andrew Grieve · Peter Hoar · Declan O'Dwyer · Nicholas Laughland

Cast Robson Green · Hermione Norris · Simone Lahbib · Emma Handy

Plot TV Series (2002-2008). Robson Green (Rocketman, Reckless) returns as Dr. Tony Hill in Wire in the Blood, based on the best-selling novels by Val McDermid. This season (2007), the first...

7.1

104 votes

7.1

104 votes

Nureyev: Dance to Freedom (TV)

2015 · Documentary · 89 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Artem Ovcharenko

Plot This documentary tells the story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and became a living legend.

6.3

27 votes

6.3

27 votes

The Making of a Lady (TV)

2012 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Lydia Wilson · Maggie Fox · Sarah Ridgeway · Joanna Lumley

Plot After losing her employment, Emily accepts a proposal that will give her a secure future. But she soon finds trapped in her new family's deception.

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Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

2017 · Documentary · 80 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Francis Bacon · Marianne Faithfull · Maggi Hambling · Damien Hirst

Plot In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon.

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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 140 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Elizabeth McCafferty · Max Dowler · Philip Brodie · Rafaëlle Cohen

Plot TV Mini-Series (2021). 3 Episodes. The story of the rise and fall of the Boleyn family during the reign of Henry VIII. Told through the narration of historical academics juxtaposed...

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Pinochet in Suburbia (TV)

2006 · Movie · 77 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Derek Jacobi · Phyllida Law · Peter Capaldi · Yolanda Vazquez

Plot In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is...

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Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (TV)

2004 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Olivia Williams · Anna Massey · Raymond Coulthard · Stephen Boxer

Plot Biopic of sorts about Agatha Christie, the famed mystery writer. The story is told in flashback and from Christie's point of view at two distinctly different times in her life...

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Home (TV)

2003 · Movie · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast Antony Sher · Matilda Ziegler · Deborah Findlay · Guy Henry

Plot A disturbing, darkly comic tale of a man who attempts to sever all contact with the outside world, by simply staying at home. As Gerald Ballantyne rids himself of the...

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Playhouse Presents: The Minor Character (TV)

2012 · Movie · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Curson Smith

Cast David Tennant · Lucy Cohu · Mark Bonnar · Sara Stewart

Plot Will, a cynical writer, muses on the nature of friendship and love, as he dispassionately observes his friends at a dinner party.

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Paranormal Witness (TV Series)

2011 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States

Direction Neil Rawles · Crispin Reece · Sam Hobkinson · Sebastian Smith

Plot A true horror documentary series which brings to life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation.

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